Board vs Prediko

Board is an enterprise planning platform that connects data, processes, and teams for financial and operational planning. Its listed functions include budgeting, forecasting, reporting, consolidation, supply planning, and workforce planning. Teams can model scenarios and trade-offs, plan for events, and compare forecasts with actuals. The platform also offers governed agentic AI with human oversight, governance, and accountability. Collaboration can extend beyond the enterprise. Additional components include an Office Add-In, SAP connector, parallel engines, and broadcasting package. Deployment options are cloud and on-premise, and the site supports recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Support resources include product support, training, Board Community, and a premium support plan. Plans include Finance, Supply chain, Retail, Sales, HR, and predictive analytics, with customized quotes based on specific needs; no prices are listed. The supplied pages state no free plan or free tier, and do not state a trial or refund policy. Board lists headquarters in Boston and Chiasso and a founding year of 1994.

Prediko is an inventory planning product for D2C and Shopify brands. It helps merchants forecast demand, plan supply, and create purchase orders. AI-assisted demand planning supports revenue-target planning and checks plans against supply; supply planning recommends what to buy, when, and how much, with a 12-month purchase order calendar. Other tools include purchase order management, buying alerts, inventory transfer recommendations, more than 20 reports, custom dashboards, and AI-generated inventory insights. Prediko supports connected planning for raw materials and finished goods, with Raw Materials Forecasting & BOMs listed as a $20 add-on. It lists more than 100 integrations across warehouse management, e-commerce, shipping and logistics, and marketplace tools. Shopify compatibility includes Basic, Advanced, Plus, POS, and B2B. Native Amazon integration is coming soon; Amazon is currently available through the third-party app CEDCommerce. The product has a public API and offers a full-featured 14-day free trial with help connecting a store and configuring an account. Starter is $49 a month for stores up to $100K in revenue, with unlimited users and SKUs; there is no free plan.